Evidence Syntheses-Health Sciences

Covidence The primary screening and data extraction tool for Cochrane authors. A free trial is offered. 

DistillerSR (free with student program) Includes AI feature to help rank screening. Predict screening time with time averages.

PICO Portal Free individual user license; assists with identifying relevant citations, de-duplication, screening, full-text review, and evidence mapping

Rayyan is a free systematic review web app

Abstrackr is a free online tool that helps you upload and organize the results of a literature search for a systematic review. It also makes it possible for your team to screen, organize, and manipulate all of your abstracts in one place.

COLANDR  is an open access, machine-learning assisted tool for conducting evidence synthesis.

JBISumari facilitates the entire systematic review process from protocol to report, and includes team and contributor management for effective and efficient collaboration

Systematic Review Toolbox an online catalogue of tools that support various tasks within the systematic review and wider evidence synthesis process

The flow diagram is a tool for communication and transparency which depicts the flow of information through the different phases of a systematic review. It maps out the number of records identified, included and excluded, and the reasons for exclusions.

Discussing the findings in Hewitt-Taylor, J. (2017). The essential guide to doing a health and social care literature review . Routledge.

Using Excel to Find Systematic Review Patterns https://youtu.be/2QfiM0Xer9Q

Guidance on the Conduct of Narrative Synthesis in Systematic Reviews A Product from the ESRC Methods Programme

Cochrane Handbook Chapter 9: Summarizing study characteristics and preparing for synthesis